The Christian gently put his hand on Richard Dawkins’ arm and replied, “You may want to ask this guy. He’s got firm views on it.”

Sadly, the way in which this Christian answered a legitimate question
represents the origins view of most Christians today.

Essentially, this well-known Australian Christian declared that secularists
know what they believe, but Christians don’t.

Think about it! When most Christians—including Christian academics,
pastors, and other Christian leaders—are asked what they believe about
Genesis, the answers can be one or more of the following:

There is an uncertain sound being blared by many in the church. How can we be discerning?

“There is a gap of millions of years between the first verses of Genesis.”

“We don’t know what the days of Genesis mean.”

“The Flood was a local event. Fossils are probably millions of years old.”

“God used evolution to evolve Adam and Eve.”

“The Framework idea fits millions of years into Genesis.”

“Genesis 1 is a poem.”

“Adam and Eve don’t have to be literal people.”

“God made races of people to start with.”

“Genesis 1 represents the cosmic temple, not material origins.”

Well, I could go on and on. The point is, there are
several compromise positions about Genesis that
permeate the church. All these views have one
thing in common: they try to accommodate
what the secularists believe about origins.

Think about this: most children from church
homes attend public schools, where, by and large,
their textbooks and lectures give our
young people a very specific history
(and as they watch TV documentaries).
Here is what they are almost always
taught as fact:

The universe began with a “big
bang” 15 billion years ago. The
stars formed 10 billion years ago.
The sun formed 5 billion years
ago, and the molten earth 4.5
billion years ago.

Water formed on the earth 3.8
billion years ago. And over millions
of years, life formed from
non-life, and then evolved to
fish, then amphibians, reptiles,
to birds and mammals, then apelike
creatures, and then man—a
process involving death over
millions of years.

Secularists insist they know all of
this happened in the unobservable
past. They claim to know the true
history of the universe. They believe
and preach their worldview with zeal.

On the other hand, Christians
have the benefit of a very specific
history that has been revealed to
them by Someone who was there
at the beginning and throughout
history—and who doesn’t lie. Yet,
believers say they aren’t sure what
God said in Genesis?

Christians have the benefit of a very specific history that has been revealed to them by Someone who was there at the beginning and throughout history.

No wonder we are seeing a mass
exodus of young people from our
churches! They begin to doubt the
Bible in Genesis, reject it as God’s
Word, and then leave the church.

The Bible declares, “For if the
trumpet makes an uncertain sound,
who will prepare for battle?” (1 Corinthians 14:8).

There is an uncertain sound being
blared by much of the church, including
in Christian academia. Young
people and adults in our churches
are hearing (and often heeding) this
uncertain sound about the accuracy of
the Bible from its very start. As a result,
many Christians are not really sure
about what they believe. Meanwhile,
they hear the secular world—speaking
with authority—telling them they
know exactly what to believe!

In Mark 1:22 we read that many
people were astonished with Christ’s
teaching, for He spoke as one having
authority. Today, we can speak with
this same authority, because we have
the Word of God! Jesus Christ, the
Creator and the Word, has given us
the Bible, and He told us how He
created all things.

Furthermore, He has given us a
very specific history from the Old
Testament to the New Testament—a history that is foundational to all
doctrine, including the gospel (in
Genesis 3). It’s the true history of
the world that tells us where we all
came from and what our problem
is (sin), and the solution—salvation
through Christ.

What a difference it would make
if Christians started speaking with
authority and then witnessed to the
world! That we do know what we
believe—and it is the truth because
it is the Word of God!

You can help proclaim the vital
creation/gospel message not only
through purchasing resources for your
church and family to use,
but also through a donation to AiG. Thank you!